Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts

Thursday, July 24, 2014

the finish line!

The night I finish a project, you can tell by looking at me.  My eyes are droopy.  Well, really, my whole face is droopy.  My head cocks to the side when I sit still, and all I want to do is eat a treat and watch TV in bed.  I don't talk or feel like smiling - too worn out.  The kitchen is dirty and my clothes are usually covered in tiny pieces of thread I tried to get off but missed.  Sometimes I'm not even wearing all my clothes, if I've been trying on a skirt over and over and finally got it right and pushed through to the finish line...without stopping to put the originals back on.


Things look interesting on the outside,
but on the inside, I feel awesome.


because check out this sweet bag I just finished making for my sister!
Complete with zipper pocket invisible from the outside (other than by the zipper),


recessed zipper and gusset,


lining, and other goodies!


Try not to be toooooooo impressed. :)





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“It’s far worse for me than for you.  You aren’t going to be educated… 
Education and all sorts of horrible things are going to happen to me.”
The Horse and His Boy

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Check out this sweet skirt I made!

The scene: Deseret Industries.  It was a month before my brother's wedding, and I still needed to find some coral and yellow clothing.  The last 1,000 times I'd been shopping, things hadn't gone so well.  This time, I was determined to make it work.  Instead of looking for the right color AND fit AND item of clothing, I would only look for color.  Strategy: Walk along the racks and pick up anything that's either coral or yellow.

The result?


These pants.  
But, after a little picking, sewing, and ironing...


I ended up with this skirt!  It used to be huge pants, and now it's a skirt that fits me well and that I love. Woohoo!  Now I'm working on expanding my professional wardrobe.  Bring on the oversized pants, DI! 

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

sewing class

My skirt fits!!!


Now, to finish sewing it...